(MENAFN- Morocco World News) The Casablanca-Settat Regional Academy of Education and Training launched an environmental initiative to plant 50000 trees in land surrounding theregion's schoolsby 2017.
Under the motto “A tree for each student” the operation will allow students “to better understand the issue of climate change.” According to the academy this initiative launched in partnership with the High Commissioner for Water and Forests and the Fight Against Desertification will engage the region's students and teach them to care for the environment. 'Each student will take care of the tree he plants and follow its growing throughout hisschoolcareer' the academy said in a statement. '[The project] aims at enhancing awareness for the need to protect forests and biodiversity and develop eco-friendly gestures.' This environmental initiative comes as Moroccoprepares to host the 22ndannual International Conference of the United Nations on Climate Change (COP22) in November. Schoolsthroughout the kingdom have begun launching similar projects to teach students 'green' practices. Assaki Middleschoolin the remote rural area of Taroudant in the Souss Massa Agadir region adorned its schoolyard with artistic decorations made from used car tires. In partnership withthe Aoulouz branch of Chabiba Almadrassiya the administrative and educational staff worked with students to create the used tire decorations and place them at theschool'sentrance and around theschoolyard. Thanks to this initiative the students were introduced to the notion of recycling and protecting the environment. Edited by Kelsey Fish
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